Conventional Surround Placement; The Wiring; Example Wire Lengths Chart; Working In Unusually Large Rooms - PROCEED PAV User Manual

conventional surround
placement

The Wiring

example wire lengths chart

Working in Unusually
Large Rooms
Low impedance speaker wire must be used throughout the system. This ensures
the most efficient transmission of power from the amplifiers to the speakers,
which minimizes several forms of audible distortion. Surprisingly , not all speaker
wires (including some of the audiophile variety) meet the necessary criteria. As
always, your best source of advice is your trained dealer/installer. However, the
table below may be used as a worst-case general guide. When in doubt, use a
thicker (heavier gauge) wire than is specified below.
Large rooms (in the 4000-6000 cubic feet range) have so much air to move that
they may benefit from having additional subwoofers for greater bass impact. The
PAV's subwoofer output can easily drive several power amplifiers—simply split its
output with Y-connectors.
Another technique for large rooms involves the construction of risers for the seat-
ing area in a dedicated home theater. Risers tend to enhance the visceral effect of
deep bass by providing a resonant platform for the couches and chairs, thereby
transmitting structural as well as airborne vibrations to the audience. This ap-
proach can be used alone or in conjunction with extra subwoofers. If both tech-
niques are used, consider building one or more subwoofers into the riser, which
both conceals the subwoofer's bulk and maximizes the vibrations being transmit-
ted to the listener's chair. (Action movies will never be the same....)
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Example Wire Lengths
Length AWG Size
(in Feet) & Stranding
16 gauge
up to 12'
(19/29)
14 gauge
up to 18'
(19/27)
12 gauge
up to 29'
(65/30)
10 gauge
up to 51'
(105/30)
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